The Walking Dead Season 5 DVD of the AMC horror–drama television series The Walking Dead premiered on October 12, 2014, and will consist of 16 episodes.The season premiered on Fox International Channels on October 13, with new episodes a day after the United States.The series is based on the series of comic books of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard;The Walking Dead Season 5 was developed for television by Frank Darabont and is executive produced by Kirkman, David Alpert, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, and Gale Anne Hurd. Gimple continued the role of showrunner after assuming the position with the fourth season.